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I have a writer friend who is keeping track of my progress through Anna Karenina (Insert nasty comments about Stacie dropping out here). Sa...

Today's Answers are from first time novelist Connie Hullander. Connie writes from the point of view of a trouble teen girl. Jump in an...

Everyone has their favorite writing rules, but nothing is quite like taking a look at a well known author's to see what makes the list f...

Title: The Overlook Author: Michael Connelly Genre: Mystery Length: 225 pages Where Bethany's Copy Came From: Indianapolis-Marion...

I decided that Agatha Christie reading would be a fun way to spend some of my non-homework reading time. My local library has a great elec...

Title: Eyes of the Innocent Author: Brad Parks Genre: mystery Length: 290 pages Plot Basics: Newark reporter Carter Ross returns in this...

This week's special guest is historical fiction author Georgia Lowe. While a lot of authors look to grand periods of history (the Tudors...

Are you in a funk? Almost everyone I know is. And everyone blames daylight savings time, the lack of spring or the general unrest that come...

Not my hand, nor my iPod A local radio station here every spring plays through the A-Z of Rock. They play their music library in alphabet...

I tip my hat to fellow Word Nerd, Bethany, for sticking to her reading goal and getting through Anna Karenina. I failed miserably. I got to ...

Title: Mouse Guard Fall 1152 and Mouse Guard Winter 1152 Author: David Peterson Length: 192 pages (each) Genre: graphic n...

Our guest this week is a princess. OK, she's a writer too, but when I've met Alethea Kontis, she's always been sporting a tia...

I've been plotting out the next steps in a couple of areas in my life. First, I'm in the middle of the semester that brings me half-...

Getting to the end is hard. There are stories that I don't want to end, because I love the characters or love the action or how all of...

Deciding to read an author who has been publishing books for 10 or more years is a serious undertaking. Fellow Word Nerd Bethany as done th...

Title: Kill the Dead (Sandman Slim #2) Author: Richard Kadrey Genre: urban fantasy Length: 434 pages Where Word Nerd's Copy Came Fr...

Word Nerd's welcoming back a great guest this week, Seth Harwood. Seth first was here almost four years ago and we're thrilled to ha...

Title: Insatiable Author: Meg Cabot Genre: Fantasy Length: 450 pages Where Stacie's Copy Came From: Oshkosh Public Library Plot Bas...

Title: Indefensible Author: Pamela Callow Genre: Thriller Length: 502 pages Where Bethany's Copy Came From: Review copy from Planne...

Title: Venom Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 416 Where Stacie's Copy Came From: Oshkosh Public Library Plot Ba...